12.0% ▲ +127.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coonalpyn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coonalpyn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12% of people in Coonalpyn were born overseas, which is far lower than the national figure. This small town has a population with strong ties to the British Isles and Germany. Most residents identify as having English, Australian or German roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44%, followed by Australian at 36.3% and German at 19.7%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in 11.4% and 5.4% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 77.4% of residents born in Australia, the 12% overseas-born rate is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Coonalpyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40304/coonalpyn/topic/ancestry-heritage